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THE SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE
Year ending 31st December, 1930,
ON THE
PROVISION OF MEALS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN IN
WILLESDEN.
Feeding Centres.—Meals have been supplied at the four feeding centres under the control of
the Education Committee, namely :—Gibbons Road, Furness Road, Strode Road and Lower Place,
and at one voluntary centre at Granville Road.
Dinners are taken from Gibbons Road Feeding Centre to Oldfield Road Physically Defective
School, and from Furness Road Feeding Centre to Leinster Mentally Defective School, College Road.
The dinners are served in the main hall at each school.
Breakfasts.—The practice of serving breakfasts to children whose parents are unusually
poor has been continued throughout the year. All these cases have been in the South Kilburn area.
The meal consists of cocoa made with dried milk, and sugar and bread and margarine.
Staffing.—The staff employed at each of the Feeding Centres is approximately one assistant
to every 50 children fed.
Selection of Children.—Recommendations are accepted as heretofore from School Teachers,
Health Nurses, and the Medical Staff, subject to review by immediate investigation of the economic
circumstances of the family. The total number of new application forms presented to the Education
Committee's Centres throughout the year was 523. Recommendations are also received from the
Local Public Assistance Officers an agreement having been made whereby the Public Assistance
Committee pay the Willesden Education Authority Is. per head per week or part of a week for each
child fed at the Education Committee's Centres on their recommendation. This scheme came into
operation on 30th October, 1922, the Public Assistance Committee supplying every four weeks the
list of children to be fed.
The economic circumstances scale was revised and raised Is. per head on 20th November, 1924.
Kilburn Feeding Centre.—Dinners—The children of South Kilburn area are fed at the
Voluntary Centre established at the Presbyterian Mission Hall, Granville Road.
No change has been made with regard to the serving of the meals, but the table appointments
have been improved, and one spoon is now supplied for each course. The menu has been revised,
and the children now receive the same three weekly menu as that in operation at the Education
Committee's Centres, with the exception of the roast and boiled meat dinners. This revised menu
was commenced on 3rd February, 1930. The price per meal was raised from 4d. to 5d. on the 13th
November, 1923. The behaviour of the children, has improved, although the earlier arrivals have to
hurry through their meal and scramble out as soon as they have finished to make room for the newcomers,
thereby making a constant stream of children through the dining room.
Kilburn Breakfasts.—The provision of breakfasts at Carlton Vale School House has been
continued throughout the year, the arrangements being carried out by the caretaker. The number of
application forms received from South Kilburn for the year was : Dinners 251, Breakfasts 48.
Meals.—A three weekly menu was commenced in the Education Committee's Centres on
July 23rd, 1928. This provides one meatless meal, one roast or boiled meat, one stew, one meatpie
or pudding, and one cheese dinner, each being followed by a pudding or stewed fruit.
The price of meals for non-necessitous cases is 5d. as heretofore.